<p>Haha I don’t live in Cali. I looked a bit into the UC system tho. Try to get ur GPA up to a 3.4-3.5ish I guess? They will see significant improvement. Also, make sure you have a safety school</p>
<p>I don’t know how competitive it is to get in sorry :(</p>
<p>Usually people post here about UCSD, UCLA, and Berkeley</p>
<p>I think the UC system is like the best in the country haha or so I’ve heard as far as a statewide system.</p>
<p>Uhm 3.4-3.5 is really high lmao even for UCB, at least for me. I think I could get in there with a 3.3 and UCLA too.</p>
<p>But the TAG is a guaranteed admission as long as you have a 3.2 GPA by the end of fall 2013.</p>
<p>I’m a first generation, low income, foster youth who is disadvantaged and on an upward spiral in GPA…all extremely good things in terms of admissions decisions, or so I’m told lol</p>
<p>And you don’t like the UC system? lol</p>
<p>I do like the UC system. I’m Out of state so I don’t know as much. I wouldn’t apply due to the financial burden though. I’d love to attend Berkeley or UCLA though. is UCB UC Santa Barbara? </p>
<p>I don’t know about a 3.3 at UCLA. Maybe you know more though. I’m unfamiliar with TAG as well.</p>
<p>Well for you yeah it’d suck but for CA residents it’s awesome we have cal Grants and tons of financial aid haha</p>
<p>UCB is Berkeley, UCSB is Santa Barbara the party school haha right next to the beach </p>
<p>UCB would definitely be the hardest but very close behind is UCLA</p>
<p>I would most likely get in with a 3.3 because they have a thing called TAP and I’m a first generation, low income, foster youth who is disadvantaged and on an upward spiral in GPA, very much what they want as far as students standing out from the crowd and being diverse and it makes them look like they’re doing their part to help under priveledged students get a great education which is what they want.</p>
<p>But UCSB has a TAG which is a guaranteed admission from a CA CC if you have a 3.2, though they usually admit with a 3.0 in my major which is Sociology.</p>
<p>Where are u planning in going?</p>
<p>Bump bump bump</p>
<p>Haha idk why i thought UCB=Santa Barbara. It was late at night.</p>
<p>The schools I’m strongly considering are:
UT Austin
Vanderbilt
Washu
USC
Claremont</p>
<p>My backup is Texas A&M. I’m pretty sure I’ll end up at UT Austin though since all I need is around a 3.6-3.7ish and I’m basically guaranteed into the school. I’m planning on transferring there after a semester of college. If I don’t get in or they don’t accept me early enough, then I’ll consider the other 5 schools.</p>
<p>I’m not 100% sure but I’m pretty sure that universities, especially the top notch ones wanting a 3.5+ GPA for admission frown heavily upon attempting to transfer there from a CC after only one semester, or even one year for that matter once you’re in CC you’re usually stuck there for 2 years unless you’re a very special circumstance.</p>
<p>You don’t wanna go to Berkeley? lol what’s your major?</p>
<p>I’m not attending a CC. Nah the CC thing isn’t really true. Especially if you are transferring to a top public university. </p>
<p>I would love to go to Berkeley. The cost is too much since I’m OOS and I would have to wait 2 years. I want to transfer by fall 2014. I don’t really want to stay at a college for 2 years and then transfer. I would have already made friends + the friends I already have. If I can’t spring 2015 would be my last resort.</p>
<p>Maybe that’s just how it is in CA, cause I’ve talked to transfer reps for UCLA, USC, UCB, UCSB, and seen posts on here for Stanford the reps all said admissions does not even consider students to transfer from a CC to them with only one semester or even one year without special circumstance like sports or rly rly good.</p>
<p>Scholarships bro scholarships</p>
<p>Berkeley gives scholarships? Lololol</p>
<p>Uhm yeah students going to Berkeley with exceptional academic or personal achievement despite negative factors in their lives usually get tons of scholarships.</p>
<p>Just gotta stand out</p>
<p>Meh, I still don’t want to wait 2 years haha.</p>
<p>It seems quite stressful but it seems do-able.</p>
<p>I do not want to be negative, but it really sounds like you are little misguided in what it takes to get into top schools like LA and CAL. A 3.5 would probably be a minimum even with the “softs” that you mentioned, anything under a 3.5 and you are really a long shot at best. As far as scholarship money goes, that is equally as competitive, it is no walk in the park to get selected for big scholarship money, not to mention I highly doubt there is much merit based aid for sub 3.5 GPA’s. I am not saying you have no chance, I just think you might be getting some misleading information (or you could just be making light of the situation and be fully aware of whats going on, in which case you can just ignore my comment haha).</p>
<p>lol what “softs”? </p>
<p>And as for what they’re looking at for admissions at Cal and LA there are Standards that apply to 99% of people and standards that apply to 1% of people. I believe that I fall into that 1% at least at UCLA and a 3.2 would get me admitted at UCLA. </p>
<p>Not to go into too much detail but I lived in a foster home for awhile due to my abusive family, am a first generation college student, have or will have all pre-Rees and pre-major requirements completed prior to transfer (meaning I won’t be admitted as a pre major ill be admitted as a full major), I’ll have two AA degrees I know it doesn’t matter much to them but maybe it might a tiny bit, I did horribly my first semester or two at college but since last fall I’ve been on an upward spiral pulling my GPA from the dead and a few more things that hopefully work to my favor all things that they love and maybe a 3.2 isn’t ideal but if they see that I’m working hard and my circumstances despite numerous numerous hardships I feel they will help me both with admissions as well as financially, which is why there are things called EOP special admits as well as need-based aid.</p>
<p>Also, UCSB is a great school and if not admitted to CAL or UCLA I have no problem going there they have great academics that tend to get overshadowed by their partying rep.</p>
<p>Though I would not call CAL and UCLA “top notch schools” lol
I would reserve that title for places like Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, and Columbia</p>
<p>Berkeley is the University that first came up with Eugenics lol so I think their rep is a little tarnished but still good.</p>
<p>But that’s just my opinion along with what I’ve heard from specialized counselors who deal with special admits and have been working in their job for many years.</p>
<p>Bump bump bump</p>
<p>Are you looking for other peoples opinions that have already gone through the process that you are talking about, or do you just want somebody to agree with you?</p>
<p>I would reserve the title of Ivy League for Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia but that is not the point that I was trying to make. When I labeled Cal and LA as “top notch” schools (which I still label, regardless of your objection to the phrase) I was referring more to the selective nature of their admissions process.</p>
<p>I think you have a compelling story and a legitimate shot at the schools on your list. I am just saying as someone who does not share the same exact story as you, I was still a “non traditional applicant” (Injured war vet, first generation born in the United States, first generation to go to college, support a family and child of my own). With all that I was still turned away from call with an overall 3.6-3.7 ( A 3.93 since returning to school that was brought down from a terrible semester of classes taken 10 years ago). If your counselors are not telling you that Cal or LA are a reach with a 3.2, find some new counselors. </p>
<p>Anyways, this is your thread and I was simply trying to shed light on a process that I just completed. I wish you the best of luck in academia, but more importantly the best of luck in using the shortcomings in your life as a positive for the future.</p>
<p>I’m looking for people who would consider themselves as special cases that are not just evaluated as the general admissions process but are evaluated based on circumstance, achievement, GPA, and numerous difficulties.</p>
<p>The Acceptance rate for Cal is at 25.6% and UCLA is at 22%
While Harvard has an acceptance rate of 5.9% and Columbia has a 7.4% acceptance rate, so by my standards I’d say they’re in completely different leagues and not even close to comparison, but that’s just me.</p>
<p>I appreciate your honesty, and your service to our great nation.
Why were you turned down? Did you thoroughly explain everything in your personal statement? Did you do a TAP? And did you complete IGETC along with all classes listed on assist.org under your major?</p>
<p>These are all things weighed in the admissions process (though I suspect you already know this) and some for certain individuals are weighted more than others. I would find other counselors, but these are EOPS counselors specialized in counseling students that are first generation, low-income, poor home life, harsh childhood, and despite all that trying to make something of themselves. And I’ve heard that’s especially weighted at Cal.</p>
<p>Thank you I appreciate and will take into consideration your comments, again thank you for your service to our country as it is really appreciated, and best of luck to you as well.</p>